Story Recommendation

[dawn_felagund]

A few months ago, I posted a chapter I'd been dreading to AMC. Dreading? Why? Because it went beyond the realm of "slight AU" in which I usually play and did something flat-out awful and extreme to a canon character. Granted, it is never said that this flat-out, extreme treatment of such a character didn't exist...but I think we all agree that it

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[tehta]

You know what's interesting? I believe that Tyellas did a pretty similar thing to Rumil in Mangweth Pengolodh. There's got to be something about the poor Elf that draws such treatment...

[dawn_felagund]

Really? How interesting. I've never read that story (obviously).

I think it was myrsine I saw make a post once about mutilated loremasters in literature or something like that. Intriguing....

[tehta]

Well, a mutilated Elf can be a loremaster much more easily than a warrior or a smith. And Western culture has a long tradition of 'blind poets' and so on--not to mention that to us mortals crippled might imply old which might imply wise...

[tyellas]

And I've never read your story! I can see where we both got the idea, with Tolkien's old-looking elf who's escaped from Angband. Can you please oh please post the link to your mutilated!Rumil story? I'd really love to read it.

[tuxedo_elf]

Awww you're welcome, I'm just glad you liked it! Thank *you* for the inspiration!

I seem to have a thing for mute Elves. LOL.

[dawn_felagund]

Yes, don't you have a mute Lorien!Rumil?

I have a thing for traumatized Elves. Really. My original Elfy novel has made me realize that, since both of my main characters are suffering from a degree of trauma.

I'm also happy that you've forgiven my abuse of Rumil enough to write him! ;)

[tuxedo_elf]

LOL I do... that's partly why I didn't come down on you *too* hard! ;D

Traumatised Elves are so much fun though!

Heh, it's more a case of me feeling sorry for him! :D